A CELEBRATION of the region’s finest food and drink will see ‘Hampshire’ as the dish of the day at Sparsholt College’s Taste of Hampshire.
Food and drink is about tasting, cooking and appreciating and this event will have the very best of the county’s produce for visitors to sample and experience. Demonstrations from a number of leading chefs will also inspire visitors and the final of Fuller’s 2013 Hampshire Dish of the Year will take place at the event tomorrow.
Set in the College’s Library Gardens, doors will be open from 10.30am with Lainston House Hotel’s executive chef Andy MacKenzie, pictured, donning his apron for the first demonstration in the professional kitchen at 11am.
Executive chef, Luke Matthews from Chewton Glen and executive chef, Jim Hayward from Ideal Collection will also take to the kitchen stage to cook up some local delights.
There will be many an opportunity for visitors to sample and buy local food, wine and ale. Producers attending on the day will showcase the best of local cheese and meats, preserves and chutneys and cordials and fruit juices. Foodies with children will enjoy Taste of Hampshire a dedicated children’s area with tasting, making and cake decorating!
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